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The answer COTTON has 176 possible clue(s) in existing crosswords.
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Definitions of cotton in various dictionaries:
noun - soft silky fibers from cotton plants in their raw state
noun - fabric woven from cotton fibers
noun - erect bushy mallow plant or small tree bearing bolls containing seeds with many long hairy fibers
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| Possible Crossword Clues |
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| OPRAH |
| T-shirt material |
| Onetime Southern 'king' |
| Like, with 'to' |
| Tee-shirt material |
| "King" crop |
| Natural fabric |
| Ginned product |
| Kind of candy |
| Brief composition? |
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| The narrator of "The Tell-Tale Heart" hears a low, dull sound--"such a sound as a watch makes when enveloped in" this |
| Plant from which Eli Whitney's gin removed seeds |
| The Confederacy tried to pressure England & France for support using the threat of withholding this "white gold" |
| This crop is king in Greenwood, Mississippi, its "capital of the world" |
| Rayon got its name from "ray", an indication of its sheen, & "on", referring to this material it resembles |
| Accounting for half of all U.S. exports in 1855, this crop was "King" |
| Thread made of this fiber is often mercerized, giving it greater strength & affinity for dye |
| Bollgard is a genetically modified brand of this plant |
| The sea island variety of this textile crop was introduced from the Bahamas in 1786 |
| The second African-American patent holder, Henry Blair got 2:for devices to plant corn & to plant this crop |
| Possible Dictionary Clues |
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| a soft white fibrous substance which surrounds the seeds of the cotton plant and is made into textile fibre and thread for sewing. |
| Have a liking for. |
| Begin to understand. |
| The tropical and subtropical plant which is commercially grown to make cotton fabric and thread. Oil and a protein-rich flour are also obtained from the seeds. |
| A soft white fibrous substance which surrounds the seeds of the cotton plant and is made into textile fibre and thread for sewing. |
| thread or cloth made from the fiber surrounding the seeds of a tall plant, or these fibers themselves: |
| cotton in the form of a soft mass, usually used for cleaning your skin: |
| thread or cloth made from the fibres of the cotton plant: |
| the threads that grow around the seeds of a tall plant grown especially in the US, China, and South Asia: |
| take a liking to |
| Cotton description |
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Cotton is a soft, fluffy staple fiber that grows in a boll, or protective case, around the seeds of the cotton plants of the genus Gossypium in the mallow family Malvaceae. The fiber is almost pure cellulose. Under natural conditions, the cotton bolls will increase the dispersal of the seeds. * The plant is a shrub native to tropical and subtropical regions around the world, including the Americas, Africa, Egypt and India. The greatest diversity of wild cotton species is found in Mexico, followed by Australia and Africa. Cotton was independently domesticated in the Old and New Worlds. * The fiber is most often spun into yarn or thread and used to make a soft, breathable textile. The use of cotton for fabric is known to date to prehistoric times; fragments of cotton fabric dated to the fifth millennium BC have been found in the Indus Valley Civilization. * Although cultivated since antiquity, it was the invention of the cotton gin that lowered the cost of production that led to its widespre |
| Related Answers |
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| CHENILLE |
| CHIFFON |
| CHINTZ |
| clay (moderate) |
| CLOTH |
| CORDUROY |
| CRETONNE |
| crystal (hardcore) |
| DAMASK |
| DENIM |